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• Overheated Babies are at Higher Risk for SIDS Learn how to keep baby warm, but not too warm, during colder months from the Safe to Sleep® campaign
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Overheated Babies are at Higher Risk for SIDS

Learn how to keep baby warm, but not too warm, during colder months from the Safe to Sleep® campaign

• Adopting Healthier Habits in the New Year? Increase the chances your healthier habit will last with behavior change science
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Adopting Healthier Habits in the New Year?

Increase the chances your healthier habit will last with behavior change science

• DASH Into Heart Health The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Eating Plan can help lower high blood pressure
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DASH Into Heart Health

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Eating Plan can help lower high blood pressure

• Seasonal Affective Disorder Significant changes in mood and behavior when the seasons change may be more than just the “winter blues
• ” Learn about seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression
• Learn more » Significant changes in mood and behavior when the seasons change may be more than just the “winter blues ” Learn about seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression

A blood test may be able to find a disease marker years before symptoms appear

Outdoor pollutants linked to increase in childhood asthma attacks

Well-hydrated adults appear to live healthier lives

COVID-19 vaccines are safe for children who had MIS-C

NIH at a Glance

NIH is the nation’s medical research agency, supporting scientific studies that turn discovery into health

Lawrence A Tabak, D D S , Ph D is performing the duties of the NIH Director and provides leadership for the 27 institutes and centers that make up the NIH

NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, creating hundreds of thousands of high-quality jobs

Scientists conduct research on NIH campuses across the U S , as part of our Intramural Research Program